St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04
AMONG THE HORSES.
The Great Sale Of Kittson, Sherwood and
De Crafts Stock at Midway
on June 8.
&. B. Marrett's Valuable Purchases Of
Trotting Stock -Sherwood's
Sales and Foals.
Death of Portion Twin City Driving
Club--A Handsome Picture OF
Woodford Wilkes.
Commodore KitIson's Stock at Mid
way--Stratagem--O oliver * Not
seriously Injured.

In calling attention to the public sale of
trotting stock belonging to Commodore
Iittson. C. A. De Graft and George W.
Sherwood, that is to be made at Midway ON
the Sth day of June next, the attention OF
persons that will probably attend the sale.
and especially of those who intend to pur-
chase, is directed to the fact that the grade
of the stock yearly offered at these sales has
been considerably improved since they were
inaugurated number of years since. Then
George w. Sherwood had Walter FarriS
almost clear thoroughbred. from which
stock was being bred. Now. in place OF
this thoroughbred blood, Mr.. Sherwood has
Woodford Wilkes, from one of the cleaneSt
trotting families known to the turf, and
Memory, full of the Pilot. Jr., blood, which
helps to carry Maud S to the front rank, and
Baymont, who has goodly trotting in
heritance. Mr. De Graft. also one of the
three sellers, has improved his stock all
along during these years by purchasing
more we'll bred mares, and this year he has
added to his stud the well-known stallion,
Empire Wilkes a son of the old George
Wilkes, the sire of Sherwo0d'S WoOdford
Wilkes. 1t is we'll known that at the
present day the Wilkes family, by the
record, is the leading trotting family in the
world. So far as Commodore kittSon's
stable is concerned, everybody knows about
as much in regard to it as can be known.
He has some of the most magnificent mares
that can be found for breeding purposes.
They are large, well bred animals that
have proved their superiority on many
tracks in various parts of the country
and against fields of the best hepsesfthe.
breeders of this country have been able to
produce. So So is large. magnificent
mare with record of 2:1714, by George
Wilkes, the most successful trotting STALL
ion ever produced. She is to-day, by the
eeord,
THE FASTEST MARE
ne produced. and but Saturday, at San
Francisco, Harry Wilkes, another son of
George Wilkes, reduced his record to 2:1315.
All his produce keep coming. and scarcely
week passes that some of this great
horses produce, or the produce of some of
mis- sons or daughters, do not cut down their
record and drop some distance below the
limit of 2:2O. Another magnificent mare
S Astoria, full sister of the renowned
Dexter. She was long owned by
Mr.. Bonner. who also owned Dexter, and
who valued her very highly. With such
mares and many others like them, and with
such stations as Won Arnim, Revenue and
Blackwood, Jr., what kind of stock can
anyone expect? 1t is not probably thought
of that during the last few years the breed
ing of trotters in Minnesota has been im-
proved 200 per cent. 1t would surprise one
to go through the list and see what change
has been made; how the poor stock has been
got rid of and its place filled by well bred
trotting stock of tirst-class grades. This
has been going on every year. So that
now, when the purchaser goes to
the sale to be held at Midway
OH the Sth of June next. he will
find valuable. first-class stock, and not ami
mails of questionable pedigrees and poor,
weak breeding. The sale. it should always
be remembered. will be wholly in the hands
Of Commodore Kittson, Mr.. Sherwood and
e A. De Graft. No other person will have
any stock in the sale and the stock offered
will be the produce of their several stock
farms. This settles the question of the
breeding of the animals and the truthful
ness and accuracy of their pedigrees. Capt.
Kidd, of Lexington, KY, who acted as
auctioneer for the previous sales. Milt Off
ciate in the same capacity this year. Tire
list of animals for sale will be prepared
soon and can be had when ready by COM
municating with D. B. Woodmansee, Mid
Nay, st. Paul.